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Originally Posted by Ohio
Think about how many enemies TC has created because of his outbursts and controlling ways? Nearly every brother in the GLA who sided with LSM, and publicly signed on to TC's quarantine, did so because of the way TC has treated them. He has created more enemies than friends over the years. Did not Bill Barker of Chicago side with the Blendeds after TC degraded him about local matters before the others. Even longtime companion BC of NYC agreed with the quarantine saying that TC "can't work with anyone."
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There are various reasons why people can't work together and often a combination of several items. I think it is well known that Titus Chu has a prickly and volatile personality and tends to be militant and authoritarian in his bearing and mannerisms. None of the coworkers are really vetted in the LC system so he easily became a public figure and his personality and way of doing things eventually came out. Bullying, temper tantrums, tirades and sarcastic ridicule of other coworkers and elders in public. Who could work long-term with such a person? Very few people.
In this kind of atmosphere the turnover rate of those who are especially gifted is high and those who need the job learn clever avoidance techniques to steer clear of anything that will trigger an outburst. Those who are gung-ho regardless of how much abuse is done to them or others, in my view, have a problem that is deeper than meets the eye - they don't value themselves enough in the proper sense of the word and probably never did even before they joined the church. Once they did join the extreme teachings on self-denial, bearing the cross, etc. reinforced what they already felt. To this kind of person the abuse becomes a "blessing". These are the kind of people who could work with Titus Chu for any length of time.
But regardless in my opinion none of this justifies a quarantine and especially one coming from the Politburo in Anaheim. They have no jurisdiction or authority in the matter and the basis of their quarantine was not even about his abusive behavior - it was about him having his own interpretation of Witness Lee and the verve to publish some books.
However I do think the elders in Cleveland should be in a position to take corrective measures with Titus: change your behavior or be removed from your position as a teacher and elder in this church. And each church can decide for themselves whether to invite him to speak or not. If Willoughby wants to invite him that's none of Cleveland's business, etc. What the Politburo did was to take this freedom of decision at the local level away from the church and the elders. On a global basis they stigmatized Titus Chu and all those churches, coworkers and individuals who choose to associate with him in anyway.
BTW in my view it was infra dig for Bill Barker to join the quarantine. He let the ill-mannered behavior of Titus towards him cloud his judgment. He is smart enough to know better but was fuming over the mistreatment and couldn't rise above it long enough to make a clear headed objective decision. He and the other elders should have kept Chicago out of it: we will decide for ourselves when and who we will invite to minister based on the local needs. If this week we want to invite Titus that's none of Anaheim's concern. If the next week we want to invite Ron Kangas that's not the concern of Cleveland. (But I also heard money coming from Anaheim for their meeting hall was involved and, if true, money can have a loud voice in moments of desperation.)